EXCLUSIVE: Bitcoin Briefly Tops $100,000, But Where Do Benzinga Readers Predict It Will Finish 2024?

Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin BTC/USD passed the $100,000 milestone on Wednesday, Dec. 4 and reached new all-time highs since Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

Benzinga readers predict the cryptocurrency will close out 2024 over the $100,000 level.

What Happened: Bitcoin has had a wild year with the 2024 presidential election win increasing optimism for the outlook of the cryptocurrency sector with a more pro-crypto government in place.

After Bitcoin passed the $100,000 milestone, the big question is how much higher it can go.

Benzinga recently polled readers to predict Bitcoin's price at the end of 2024, which is less than a month away.

"What will Bitcoin's price be on Dec. 31, 2024?" Benzinga asked.

The results were:

• Under $90,000: 18%
• $90,000 to $100,000: 30%
• $100,000 to $120,000: 40%
• Over $120,000: 12%

The range of $100,000 to $120,000 won the poll with 40% of the vote. Adding in the 12% of respondents who said Bitcoin would trade over $120,000 at year end and a majority (52%) of voters see a six-figure price to close out the year.

The range of $90,000 to $100,000 got second place in the poll with 30%, suggesting a further pullback could happen in the coming weeks.  

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Why It's Important: Bitcoin's price has traded in a range of $38,521.89 to $103,900.47 in 2024, with the crypto up 130% year-to-date as of Thursday.

Here are the current trading ranges and closing prices by month in 2024:

• January: $38,521.89 to $48,969.37, close $42,582.61
• February: $41,879.19 to $63,913.13, close $61,198.38
• March: $59,323.91 to $73,750.07, close $71,333.65
• April: $59,120.07 to $72,715.36, close $60,636.88
• May: $56,555.29 to $71,946.46, close $67,491.41
• June: $58,601.70 to $71,907.85, close $62,678.29
• July: $53,717.38 to $69,987.54, close $64,619.25
• August: $49,121.24 to $65,593.24, close $58,969.90
• September: $52,598.70 to $66,480.70, close $63,329.50
• October: $58,895.21 to $73,577.21, close $70,215.19
• November: $66,803.65 to $99,655.50, close $96,449.05

The above prices show that five of the 11 months saw a higher high than the previous month. The data also shows that seven of the 11 months saw the month-ending price higher than the previous month.

This data and the trends would point to Bitcoin likely having a higher price than the $99,655.50 high in November, which is already true. The trend would also point to Bitcoin likely closing higher than the $96,449.05 closing price from November.

A Benzinga poll in November saw 73% of people say Bitcoin would reach the $100,000 level before the end of 2024, which has now proven true.

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The study was conducted by Benzinga from Dec. 3 through Dec. 4, 2024, and included the responses of a diverse population of adults 18 or older. Opting into the survey was completely voluntary, with no incentives offered to potential respondents. The study reflects results from 197 adults.

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